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<td class="v">19:1</td>
<td>Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.</td>
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<td class="v">19:2</td>
<td>Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.</td>
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<td class="v">19:3</td>
<td>The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.</td>
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<td class="v">19:4</td>
<td>Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.</td>
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<td class="v">19:5</td>
<td>A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.</td>
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<td class="v">19:6</td>
<td>Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.</td>
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<td class="v">19:7</td>
<td>All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.</td>
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<td class="v">19:8</td>
<td>He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.</td>
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<td class="v">19:9</td>
<td>A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.</td>
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<td class="v">19:10</td>
<td>Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.</td>
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<td class="v">19:11</td>
<td>The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.</td>
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<td class="v">19:12</td>
<td>The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.</td>
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<td class="v">19:13</td>
<td>A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.</td>
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<td class="v">19:14</td>
<td>House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.</td>
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<td class="v">19:15</td>
<td>Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.</td>
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<td class="v">19:16</td>
<td>He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.</td>
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<td class="v">19:17</td>
<td>He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.</td>
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<td class="v">19:18</td>
<td>Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.</td>
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<td class="v">19:19</td>
<td>A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.</td>
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<td class="v">19:20</td>
<td>Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.</td>
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<td class="v">19:21</td>
<td>There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.</td>
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<td class="v">19:22</td>
<td>The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.</td>
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<td class="v">19:23</td>
<td>The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.</td>
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<td class="v">19:24</td>
<td>A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.</td>
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<td class="v">19:25</td>
<td>Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.</td>
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<td class="v">19:26</td>
<td>He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.</td>
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<td class="v">19:27</td>
<td>Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.</td>
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<td class="v">19:28</td>
<td>An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.</td>
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<td class="v">19:29</td>
<td>Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.</td>
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